The Stage 2 - HK speaker upgrade kit includes (4) speakers to replace the front door 2ohm woofers and A-pillar tweeters in the MK8 Golf R/GTI equipped with the Harman Kardon sound system only. Featuring custom 3D printed brackets to house the woofer and tweeters and fit into the OEM locations.
**Pairs very well with the popular Stage 1 (HI-FI) Center speaker**
This kit includes;
- (2) Audison AP6.5(2 ohm) woofers with foam tape applied
- (2) Audison AP1P tweeters + harness
- (2) Door Speaker Brackets
- (10) 3/16 rivets
- (8) Speaker Mounting Screws
- (2) VW Plug&Play speaker harnesses
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(4) 1" pieces of heat shrink tubing
Similar to the Focal ISVW155, these speakers will need to be riveted into place (rivet gun not included), followed by plugging in the harness to the positive/negative terminals of the speaker and then screwed into place using the supplied screws (harness connector pointing upwards - as seen in pictures). By employing this process and a shallower depth bracket - we were able to accommodate the use of true 6.5" speakers into the doors - this is what sets this kit apart from the popular Focal ISVW155 kit which uses a 5.5" speaker and cheap aluminum tweeter.
Install Video
https://youtu.be/jB28NSshPMc?si=6Pkcw5o0GtWBKVM9
Please note: the speaker brackets can be used on either driver or passenger side they are identical. When riveting in the bracket it is a tight space and they will go in on a slight angle - be sure to keep pressure of the rivet and bracket on the door and give it at least 3 squeezes to tighten up against the door and break off. Also when mounting the speaker to the 3D printed bracket - the holes may not line up 100% but its okay to drill directly into the bracket as it will hold strongly or screw them in on a slight angle as well.
The Result? - Exceptionally detailed highs/treble thanks to the smoothness of the AP1P silk dome tweeters which makes for a much less harsh and fatiguing listening experience while bringing much more sparkle and clarity into the highs. It also provides improved bass, mid-bass definition, and clarity without sacrificing power due to the 2ohm AP6.5 mid-bass woofers (same impedance as OEM speakers) but with a larger cone surface and better material replacing the cheap rough paper woofers
Tools Required:
- Pry tools
- Rivet Gun
- Philips screwdriver/drill bit
- 3/16 drill bit (drill out OEM rivets)
- Small needlenose pliers or pick tool to remove A-pillar safety clip
- fine edge Pliers to cut off the remaining rivet head in the doors when removing the stock speaker
- Heat gun or small lighter for heat shrink tubing
- soldering pen or small drill bit to remove the stock Tweeter that is plastic welded into place
- Glue gun or Silicone to glue the upgraded tweeter in place followed by a piece of sound deadening material or foam to go over top and hold in place
- Sound deadening material for doors (optional but recommended)
NOTE: This upgrade will still trigger Parking Sensor Errors and will need to coded out using OBDeleven using the same process as the Focal ISVW, however amplifier channels 5TT and 7TT must be de-activated.
For those that are planning to do the ACM Technik HK sound system improvement programming - they are able to remotely disable the channels for you at the same time.
https://acmtechnik.com/products/harman-kardon-sound-system-improvement?pr_prod_strat=jac&pr_rec_id=d8a15fdb7&pr_rec_pid=9438484398385&pr_ref_pid=10129493623089&pr_seq=uniform
